Laurie is planning her trick-or-treating route. The houses handing out candy have numbers that make this inequality true:
3x – 2 ≤ 13
Which should she visit?
STANDARDS
CCSS: 6.RP.A.1, 7.EE.B.4.B, 7.G.A.2, MP1, MP6
TEKS: 6.4C, 7.11B
Stumpers: Happy Halloween!
Flex your math muscles with these fun brainteasers! Record your work and answers on our answer sheet.
PICTURE PUZZLE
Laurie is planning her trick-or-treating route. The houses handing out candy have numbers that make this inequality true:
3x – 2 ≤ 13
Which should she visit?
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SCARY MOVIE MARATHON
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Jason picked out 6 zombie movies, 4 vampire movies, and 2 ghost movies for a weekend fright fest. “You can tell zombie movies are my favorite because the ratio of zombie movies to total movies is 2 to 1!” says Jason.
FIND IT, FIX IT: Find Jason’s mistake. How would you fix it?
JACK-O’-LANTERN GEOMETRY
Draw a face on the pumpkin following these rules:
1. Eyes are a vertical cross section of a pyramid
2. Nose is cross section of a rectangular prism
3. Mouth has an odd number of teeth
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